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Behaving

b 3e 1h 4a 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of behave

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does behaving mean?

verb

  1. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

    “You should act like an adult”

    Synonymsactdo

  2. behave in a certain manner

    “She carried herself well”

    Synonymsacquitbeardeportconductcomport

  3. behave well or properly

    “The children must learn to behave”

    Synonymscomport

Definitions shown for behave, the base form of behaving.

Is BEHAVING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BEHAVING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
b 3e 1h 4a 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
b 4e 1h 3a 1v 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
b 4e 1h 4a 1v 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
b 4e 1h 3a 1v 6i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BEHAVING

Words that end like BEHAVING

Common words that share the ending -AVING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -AVING

Behaving: quick answers

Is BEHAVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BEHAVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BEHAVING worth?
BEHAVING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does behaving mean?
behaving is the present participle of behave, which means “behave in a certain manner”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BEHAVING?
You can make 137 shorter words from BEHAVING, such as HEAVING, HAVING, ABEIGH, VAHINE. See the full list.